Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1852 Between Australia & USA, PACIFIC OCEAN

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1852

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Between Australia & USA, PACIFIC OCEAN

🌍 PACIFIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks are colorblind.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.